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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – The police in Guyana confirmed that the body of a 40-year-old businessman who was kidnapped last weekend was found in a cemetery on Wednesday. Reports are that the body of Rajendra “Sunil” Singh, a car dealer,…

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Opposition Leader Andrew Holness has called for an increase in the support for basic schools and basic-school teachers across the island. Holness, who oversees the education portfolio, was speaking at Tuesday’s sitting…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- The Trinidad and Tobago government has announced the establishment of a National Security Special Operations Group to deal with criminal activities in the country. But National Security Minister Gary…

Nassau, Bahamas (AP) -- Police in the Bahamas are searching for suspects in the death of a British visitor who was killed during a home invasion robbery. Authorities say at least three masked intruders burst into the family's home on Grand…

Kingston, Jamaica -- After 11,386 votes 73 per cent of respondents in the Observer Online poll feel that entertainer Vybz Kartel should not be allowed to record and release songs while in prison. Kartel , whose real name is Adidja Palmer,…

CASTRIES, St Lucia -- Following the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling prohibiting Japan from whaling in the Antarctic Ocean, the Lucian People’s Movement (LPM) has called on the government of Saint Lucia to apprise the nation of…

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (JIS) -- Cultural tourism in St James is expected to be significantly boosted with the opening of the newly developed a J$23 million Rastafari Indigenous Village, situated at Irwin in the parish. The attraction, which…

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago Government Friday announced plans to strengthen the gaming industry on the island saying it would be guided by three main principles. Finance Minister Larry Howai, tabling the Finance…

(CMC)-- CLAD in a white suit, with his alma mater Calabar High School jersey and tie, Vybz Kartel was sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the August 2011 murder of Clive 'Lizard' Campbell in the Supreme Court in downtown Kingston…

(CMC)-- IT'S double grief for the family of singer Wayne 'Sleng Teng' Smith. One month after his death, they are mourning the loss of his older brother who was killed on Tuesday. Police report that 51-year-old Carl Williams, a dental…

Havana, Cuba (ACN) -- The United States spent over one and a half million dollars in a so-called ZunZuneo social network aimed at promoting a regime change in Cuba, financed by the US Agency for International Development (USAID). The…

Castries, St. Lucia (CMC) -- Members of the St Lucia Fire Service Association (SLFSA) have voted in favour of industrial action as they seek to get the authorities to pay attention to a number of outstanding grievances. ALFSA president…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- Police have held up the burial of evangelical pastor Vishnu “Kitty” Lutchmansingh, 54, who shot and killed himself earlier this week. Head of the Central Division, Superintendent Johnny Abraham, said the…

Kingston, Jamaica  -- Governor General Sir Patrick Allen in presenting his Throne speech in Gordon House Thursday, April 3, said that the Jamaican economy is stronger than it was one year ago, evidenced by three consecutive quarters of…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- Over 50 secondary school teachers in Barbados stand to benefit from a series of workshops to be hosted by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) and UK-based publisher Nelson Thornes on 7 and 8 April 2014 in…